150 ANNIVERSARY
“FIRST POSTAL TIMBRE OF MEXICO”
1856-2006

DAY OF EMISSION: 9-October-2006
THEY ARE EMITTED ALSO ENVELOPE AND PAMPHLETS

In 1856, the first postal stamp in Mexico was emitted; in its 150 anniversary, the Mexican Postal Service emits an eminently commemorative series today, reproducing the effigye of Don Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla, to similarity of the first emission of the Mexican stamps, like symbol of the enhancement that filatelia of Mexico has reached throughout its existence.

DESIGNER: RICARDO VENEGAS

TECHNIQUE: DESIGN OF ENGRAVING AND COMPOSITION BY COMPUTER

USED INKS: CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, BLACK, DIRECT SILVER, INKS AND RED OF SECURITY

TYPE OF IMPRESSION: OFFSET

SIZE: LEAF OF MEMORY OF 19.5X22 cm WITH THIRTY AND THREE INTERNAL STAMPS (THIRTY AND TWO, OF 24X24 MM AND ONE OF 72X24 MM)

PERFORATION: 13 OF COMB

FINISHED SPECIAL: HOT STAMPING IN TITLE, ENGRAVING WITH BLIND PERSON IN A STAMP

PAPER: WHITE COUCHÉ KILLS, A GUMMED FACE OF 110 G/M2

PRINTED BY: PRINT-ROOMS OF STAMPS AND VALUES

ISSUE: 200.000 LEAVES OF MEMORY

FACE VALUE: $343.00 (STAMPS: SEVEN, OF $6.50; SEVEN, OF $7.50; SIX, OF $9.00; SIX, OF $10.50; SIX, OF $13,00 AND ONE OF $50.00)

YEAR: 2006

HISTORICAL CONSULTANT'S OFFICE: CARLOS FERNANDEZ